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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

A brief note for Nadhim Zahawi.

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I thought the best person to go on Laura Kuenssberg to defend me against charges of financial irregularity would be Nadhim Zahawi, who claimed £6,000 to heat his stables and hid £27m in an offshore account then threatened to sue anyone who asked about it.

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Chris Branson @chris-branson.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Anyone else lost access to @hsj.co.uk because (a) they are classed as private sector, (b) they need fewer than 10 subscriptions (my "corporation" is 2 people), and (c) the sales team don't seem interested in talking about it? First time in years I don't have access to HSJ's brilliant journalism...

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

One thing Sadiq Khan isn't doing as Mayor is giving £100,000 of public money to someone he's shagging behind his wife's back under the guise of 'IT lessons'.

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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

I cannot overstate how completely insane this story is

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Chris Branson @chris-branson.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Hi @drrosena.bsky.social, just want to flag how outrageous our Thames Water bill is. £562.07 for a one-bed flat - a 19% rise from last year. Our council tax is £793.60. Wandsworth is cheap but how can our water bill be 71% the cost of our council bill? Please urge your colleagues to do something

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Chris Branson @chris-branson.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

This should be viewed as a national crisis. Surely the role of a democratically elected government is to ensure its population can live decent lives. Where is that money going? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Rent tops £1,000 a month in more areas - find out where

The cost of renting privately has surged in the last five years, but tenants may now see a slowdown.

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Raven Books @ravenbooks.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

The perils of recommending books to a screenwriter

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Chris Branson @chris-branson.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Longlists in case of interest…

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Chris Branson @chris-branson.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

One of my very favourite recent traditions…picking our books of the year over a coffee. Happy New Year everyone

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Chris Branson @chris-branson.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

I guess that means you'll be watching Love Actually once or twice a week for the next month?

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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

This is a lie. There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years. But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.

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Chris Branson @chris-branson.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

That’s like a tiny little cream cake with a piece of candied fruit on top

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Sharon Brennan @sharonbrennan.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Representing @nationalvoices.bsky.social members today @commonshealth.bsky.social on NHSE abolishment’s and ICB cuts - real opp to refocus on patient exp in restructure - bringing back PE directorate& PE accountability at ICB board level, using national patient surveys to drive improvement 1/2

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Helen Buckingham @hbuckingham.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

This is a deeply depressing article. Change and innovation thrive in a culture which gives people the tools they need to do the job & supports positive risk-taking. If your hospital is inefficient because the ceiling is falling in or the IT is ancient, cutting the tariff won't drive improvements.

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Dave West @ HSJ @davewwest.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

@sharonbrennan.bsky.social tells @commonshealth.bsky.social "we urgently need to know what the transition plan is" for the abolishment of NHS England, to reduce the risk of disrupting care. Sharon also called for the return of dedicated patient experience directorate as part of the restructure

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Chris Branson @chris-branson.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

@sharonbrennan.bsky.social of @nationalvoices.bsky.social just now on the Health and Social Care committee describing how NHS England abolishment could impact on patients - the disruption is already being felt by some charities. From 9.30ish parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...

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Chris Branson @chris-branson.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

This government is exhibiting some ugly behaviours you wouldn’t normally associate with a “labour” party. If a company was folding or moving its business overseas, with 10,000 people set to lose their jobs, they wouldn’t sound so gleeful about it or keen to paint those workers as useless.

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Chris Branson @chris-branson.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

There might be a good case for this, but please spare us the cruel DOGE-like bravado and starting treating the staff affected with some dignity and respect. They're not all 'blockers,' they're just doing the job they have been given for a cause and an institution they genuinely love and believe in.

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Chris Branson @chris-branson.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

(But the comms around this and in particular the way they have treated the staff has been horrendous)

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Chris Branson @chris-branson.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

They're probably not contradictory - a load of the jobs being cut from NHSE will be moved to the department

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Sally Gainsbury @sallygainsbury.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

If you're wondering how far abolishing NHS England will go to filling the NHS's £6.5bn funding gap for the year ahead, the answer is: not very. NHSE spent a total £1.8bn on staff last year, of which £400m was on staff working for local NHS orgs. Many of these posts will need to continue in DHSC

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Chris Branson @chris-branson.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

And don't even get me started about the prospect of the #TourdeFrance not being available to terrestrial-only viewers from next year. Feeling very nostalgic for the days when there were just 4/5 channels and great sporting events were available to all and brought with them a real sense of community.

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Chris Branson @chris-branson.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

The first great #cycling #springclassic of the season, #StradeBianche, is on Sunday and sadly I won't be seeing it. #Eurosport has been closed and absorbed into #TNT sports meaning the cost of watching cycling has gone from £6.99 to £31.99/month. Real shame for fans in the UK. #pricegouging

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Chris Branson @chris-branson.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

I truly loved and was inspired by #DavidLynch ‘s work, but possibly more than any other artist I was influenced and amazed by the way he talked about his process. Scene by Scene was a great show from a different age of programming and this is one of the best youtube.com/watch?v=MIlm...

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Chris Branson @chris-branson.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

“Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it. Don't wait for it. Just let it happen” Here’s my present: youtube.com/watch?v=wKiI...

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Chris Branson @chris-branson.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Interesting - are you planning to see it?

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Chris Branson @chris-branson.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Does anyone know if BlueSky has a setting so I still get notified if someone follows me unless they happen to be young, glamorous/barely dressed, improbably good-looking women with little or no posting history?

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Chris Branson @chris-branson.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Following a refreshing two-week festive break I've just spent five minutes checking out the news on social media and am now absolutely exhausted

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Meanwhile in the other place insanity continues to rule

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Chris Branson @chris-branson.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

…meanwhile I bumped into James Joyce at the barbers, and while I thanked him for his contribution to modern dance, I completely forgot to mention his books

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Chris Branson @chris-branson.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Belatedly conducted our end of year ritual with my wife, where we pick our favourite books we’ve read. Another strong year… we are SO good at books @sharonbrennan.bsky.social

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Sharon Brennan @sharonbrennan.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Time magazine may have named Trump Person of the Year, but we all know 2024 belongs to this incredible woman:

“It’s not for us to have shame, it’s for them” Gisèle Pelicot

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Chris Branson @chris-branson.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

I saw them at BFI during a Tarkosky season when I was 25 - everything he made in one month - very intense & exhausting. Have a feeling the 3 films - The Killers, There Will Be No Leave Today, and The Steamroller and the Violin - can be found as extras on certain of the Blu Rays of his main films.

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Chris Branson @chris-branson.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Also amazing - would be next on my list. Have you seen his student shorts? He did a brilliant version of Hemingway’s The Killers

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Chris Branson @chris-branson.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Stalker. But almost equally fond of Rublev, Mirror and Solaris (the latter is a little flawed, I think, but I still love it)

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Chris Branson @chris-branson.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

& so on... No Logo David Copperfield Heart of Darkness Boyhood (Coetzee) Blood Meridean Birthday Letters A Confederacy of Dunces Nineteen Eighty-Four That'll do

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Chris Branson @chris-branson.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

& slightly less narrowly... Death in Midsummer & other stories Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers Tales of King's Arthur (kid's book) The Wasp Factory Sophocles' Theban plays The Great Gatsby Sculpting in Time Ulysses Pride & Prejudice Where the Wild Things Are Wuthering Heights The Maltese Falcon

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Chris Branson @chris-branson.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

And narrowly missing out... Satantango A Brief History of Time Catch-22 A Death in the Family (My Struggle: 1) The Iliad Philosophical Investigations Mrs Dalloway The Call of the Wild Existentialism & Humanism Crime & Punishment Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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Chris Branson @chris-branson.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Choose twenty books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for twenty days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #books #bookchallenge 20. Nan Shepherd, The Living Mountain

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Chris Branson @chris-branson.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Not sure it will have the impact it had on 12 year-old me - though many of the jokes went over my head (and suspect I sympathised with Adrian more than the author intended)

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Chris Branson @chris-branson.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

I now just need to fit my remaining 14 picks into day 20

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Chris Branson @chris-branson.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Depends on your definition of a book. Rather essentialist of you...

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